Low-temperature purification process of metallurgical silicon

The removal of B and P consumes most of heat energy in Si metallurgical purification process for solar-grade Si. Metal-liquating purification of metallurgical grade silicon （MG-Si）, also called Si-recrystallization from metal liquid, was a potential energy-saving method for the removal of B and P efficiently, since Si could be melted at lower temperature by alloying with metal. The selection criteria of metal-liquating system was elaborated, and Al, Sn and In were selected out as the optimum metallic mediums. For Sn-Si system, the segregation coefficient of B decreased to 0.038 at 1 500 K, which was much less than 0.8 at the melting point of Si. The mass fraction of B was diminished from 15×10^-6 to 0.1×10^-6 as MG-Si was purified by twice, while that of most metallic elements could be decreased to 0.1×10^-6 by purifying just once. During the metal-liquating process, the formation of compounds between impurity elements and Si was also an important route of impurity removal. Finally, one low-temperature metallurgical process based on metal-liquating method was proposed.

Kinetics analysis of decomposition of vanadium slag by KOH sub-molten salt method

A novel process was developed for the decomposition of vanadium slag using KOH sub-molten salt under ambient pressure, and the effects of reaction temperature, alkali-to-ore mass ratios, particle size, and stirring speed on vanadium and chromium extraction were studied. The results suggest that the reaction temperature and KOH-to-ore mass ratio are more influential factors for the extraction of vanadium and chromium. Under the optimal reaction conditions （temperature 180 °C, initial KOH-to-ore mass ratio 4：1, stirring speed 700 r/min, gas flow 1 L/min, and reaction time 300 min）, vanadium and chromium extraction rates can reach up to 95% and 90%, respectively. Kinetics analysis results show that the decomposing process of vanadium slag in KOH sub-molten salt can be well interpreted by the shrinking core model under internal diffusion control. The apparent activation energies for vanadium and chromium are 40.54 and 50.27 kJ/mol, respectively.

DECISION-MAKING OF SLICING SCHEME IN FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING PROCESS BASED ON ANALYTICAL HIERARCHICAL PROCESS

Based on analyzing the influences of a slicing scheme on stair-stepping effect, supporting structure, efficiency and deformation, etc. , analytical hierarchical process （AHP） combining with fuzzy synthetic evaluation is introduced to make decision in slicing schemes for a processing part. The application in determining the slicing scheme for a computer mouse during prototyping shows that the method increases the rationality during decision- making and improves quality and efficiency for the prototyping part.

铜对韶冶铅锌冶炼的影响

对原料中铜含量对铅锌冶炼工艺的影响及其技术经济进行了分析 ,论证了原料中铜在铅锌冶炼现行工艺上的冶炼经济。

Understanding the origin of high oxygen evolution reaction activity in the high Sr-doped perovskite

Effective electrocatalysis is crucial for enhancing the efficiency of water splitting to obtain clean fuels.Herein,we report a system of interesting and high-performance Sr-doped perovskite electrocatalysts with porous structures,obtained via a facile molten salt method and applied in the oxygen evolution reaction(OER).With increasing the Sr content,the valence states of Co and Fe ions do not clearly increase,according to the Co-L2,3 and Fe-L2,3 as well as the Co-K and the Fe-K X-ray absorption spectroscopy,whereas doped holes are clearly observed in the 0-K edge.High-resolution transmission electron microscopy indicates the appearance of an amorphous layer after the electrochemical reaction.We conclude that the formation of the amorphous layer at the surface,induced by Sr doping,is crucial for achieving high OER activity,and we offer insights into the self-reconstruction of the OER catalyst.

Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production activity of highly crystalline carbon nitride synthesized by hydrochloric acid treatment

Crystalline carbon nitride(CCN)prepared by a molten-salt method is attracting increased attention because of its promising properties and excellent photocatalytic activity.In this work,we further improve the crystallinity of CCN through synthesis by the molten-salt method under the action of aqueous hydrochloric acid(HCl)solution.Our results showed that the crystallinity of the as-prepared samples increased with increasing HCl concentration and reached the maximum value at 0.1 mol L^-1.This can be attributed to the removal of some potassium ions(K+)from the terminal amino groups of CCN by the aqueous HCl solution,which results in a release of the polymerization sites.As a result,the crystallinity of the as-prepared samples further increased.Moreover,the obtained 0.1 highly crystalline carbon nitride(0.1HCCN;treated with 0.1 mol L^-1 aqueous HCl solution)exhibited an excellent photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of 683.54μmol h^-1 g^-1 and a quantum efficiency of 6.6%at 420 nm with triethanolamine as the sacrificial agent.This photocatalytic hydrogen evolution was 2 and 10 times higher than those of CCN and bulk carbon nitride,respectively.The enhanced photocatalytic activity was attributed to the improved crystallinity and intercalation of K+into the xHCCN interlayer.The improved crystallinity can decrease the number of surface defects and hydrogen bonds in the as-prepared sample,thereby increasing the mobility of the photoinduced carriers and reducing the recombination sites of the electron-hole pairs.The K+intercalated into the xHCCN interlayer also promoted the transfer of the photoinduced electrons because these ions can increase the electronic delocalization and extend theπ-conjugated systems.This study may provide new insights into the further development of the molten-salt method.

Grey correlation analysis of factors influencing maldistribution in feeding device of copper flash smelting

An experimental model of maldistribution was established and grey correlation analysis method was employed to describe quantitatively the maldistribution phenomenon in the feeding device of copper flash smelting.Particle motion in the feeding device was separated into uniform flow in chute and restricted slanting parabolic motion in distributor channel.Factors affecting particle velocity at the chute outlet and particle moving distance in the distributor channel,which also cause the maldistribution,were analyzed based on the assumption of pseudo fluid.Experiments were conducted to study the maldistribution using river sand.The results indicate obvious mass maldistribution and an even higher degree with the increase of feeding mass rate;meanwhile,size maldistribution is negligible.Also,feeding intensity has a larger impact on circumferential maldistribution than on radial maldistribution.Based on the experimental results of the eight factors impacting the maldistribution,grey relation of each factor was calculated using grey correlation analysis.The importances of these factors were sequenced.The results show that a proper adjustment of the structure will ameliorate the maldistribution phenomenon in the feeding device of copper flash smelting.

Thermodynamic analysis on the direct preparation of metallic vanadium from NaVO_3 by molten salt electrolysis

A novel and environmentally friendly route to directly prepare metallic vanadium from NaV03 by molten salt electrolysis is proposed. The feasibility about the direct electro-reduction of NaV03 to metallic vanadi- um is analyzed based on the thermodynamic calculations and experimental verifications. The theoretical decomposition voltage of NaV03 to metallic vanadium is only 0.47 V at 800 ℃ and much lower than that of the alkali and alkali earth metal chloride salts. The value is slightly higher than that of low-valence vanadium oxides such as V203, V305 and VO. However, the low-valence vanadium oxides can he further electro-reduced to metallic vanadium thermodynamically. The thermodynamic analysis is verified by the experimental results. The direct preparation of metallic vanadium from NaV03 by molten salt electrolysis is feasible.

Enthalpy of phase transition of isonicotinic acid

In this work, the group contribution method of Chickos et al. was applied to estimate the fusion enthalpy of isonicotinic acid, and the obtained result(29.2 k J·mol^(-1)) showed a large difference with the value(135 k J·mol^(-1)) as reported from literatures and as determined by differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). The results of DSC/TG measurement showed that the phase transition of isonicotinic acid from 187.27 °C to277.47 °C underwent a sublimation process, with a sublimation enthalpy of 128.03 k J·mol^(-1). An efficient analytical technique combining pyrolysis and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry(Py-GC/MS) was used to prove this conclusion.